Let's see the rightwing response to this: "Unborn babies carry pollutants, study finds"

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Unborn babies carry pollutants, study finds
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent
Thu Jul 14,11:28 AM ET


Unborn U.S. babies are soaking in a stew of chemicals, including mercury, gasoline byproducts and pesticides, according to a report released on Thursday.

Although the effects on the babies are not clear, the survey prompted several members of Congress to press for legislation that would strengthen controls on chemicals in the environment.

The report by the Environmental Working Group is based on tests of 10 samples of umbilical-cord blood taken by the American Red Cross. They found an average of 287 contaminants in the blood, including mercury, fire retardants, pesticides and the Teflon chemical PFOA...

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Among the chemicals found in the [umbilical] cord blood were methylmercury, produced by coal-fired power plants and certain industrial processes. People can breathe it in or eat it in seafood and it causes brain and nerve damage.

Also found were polyaromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, which are produced by burning gasoline and garbage and which may cause cancer; flame-retardant chemicals called polybrominated dibenzodioxins and furans; and pesticides including DDT and chlordane.

The same group analyzed the breast milk of mothers across the United States in 2003 and found varying levels of chemicals, including flame retardants known as PBDEs. This latest analysis also found PBDEs in cord blood...

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The Government Accountability Office issued a report on Wednesday saying the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the powers it needs to fully regulate toxic chemicals.

The GAO, the investigative arm of Congress, found that the EPA's Toxic Substances Control Act gives only "limited assurance" that new chemicals entering the market are safe and said the EPA only rarely assesses chemicals already on the market.

"Today, chemicals are being used to make baby bottles, food packaging and other products that have never been fully evaluated for their health effects on children -- and some of these chemicals are turning up in our blood," said New Jersey Democrat Sen. Frank Lautenberg (news, bio, voting record), who plans to co-sponsor a bill to require chemical manufacturers to provide data to the EPA on the health affects of their products.


kingfish (Kingfish), Thursday, 14 July 2005 17:42 (twenty years ago)

That's another case against abortion. It creates toxic waste.

geyser muffler and a quarter (Dave225), Thursday, 14 July 2005 17:51 (twenty years ago)

Does this mean I can't dump babies in the river anymore?

matlewis (matlewis), Thursday, 14 July 2005 17:54 (twenty years ago)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teflon
Teflon exposure has been implicated in cancer, though DuPont denies any association. Non-stick coatings on househould frying pans have also been shown to release toxic gases upon overheating. These gases are lethal to avians, and can cause flu-like symptoms in humans. This polymer fume fever in humans may last for more than a week in cases of moderate household exposure. This level of exposure can occur when a Teflon pan is left unattended on a high-power gas burner in a small unventilated apartment. In more severe cases, the decomposition chemicals can be lethal. In recent years, under the threat of litigation, DuPont has become more forthcoming about the risks of using Teflon on hot surfaces but has not stopped selling the product.

The EPA's scientific advisory board found in 2005 that perfluorooctanoic acid, a chemical compound used to make Teflon, is a "likely carcinogen." DuPont settled for $300 million in 2004 a lawsuit filed by residents near its manufacturing plant in Ohio and West Virginia based on groundwater pollution from this chemical. Currently this chemical is not regulated by the EPA.

Jon, remind me again why you haven't drowned in your own vomit (ex machina), Thursday, 14 July 2005 17:55 (twenty years ago)

tho it's kinda cool that Rep. Slaughter(D-NY) had her own blood tested.

kingfish (Kingfish), Thursday, 14 July 2005 17:57 (twenty years ago)

I think it's time these babies started taking some responsibility and taking better care of themselves.

Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 14 July 2005 18:00 (twenty years ago)

Kenan OTM. Damn freeloaders.

M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 14 July 2005 18:07 (twenty years ago)

Exactly. We can only coddle them so much as embryos. Once they reach the fetus stage, they have to start learning for themselves.

kingfish (Kingfish), Thursday, 14 July 2005 18:11 (twenty years ago)

I threw out ALL my Teflon stuff last month. It's bad. If it kills birds so readily, it can't be good for you and me.

pepektheassassin (pepektheassassin), Friday, 15 July 2005 18:35 (twenty years ago)

I am now imagining an amorphous Teflon monster leaping out at unsuspecting birds from behind trees and bushes, which is only making me want more Teflon stuff.

The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 15 July 2005 19:41 (twenty years ago)

The Teflon monster tries to grab birds, but they always slip out of his grasp.

Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Friday, 15 July 2005 20:13 (twenty years ago)

I've heard more about the evils of teflon in the past two months than i'd ever heard before.

kyle (akmonday), Friday, 15 July 2005 20:26 (twenty years ago)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38067000/jpg/_38067122_ap_lineup300.jpg

Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 15 July 2005 20:44 (twenty years ago)

Can you get Teflon out of your bloodstream? Or is it one of those things like aluminium or DDT that apparently lives in your brain until you start shitting yourself and forget who your wife is?

Come to think of it, if you wanted to avoid Teflon entirely you'd have to never eat at any restaurant (or any industrially prepared food) ever again!

Reading "everything causes cancer" headlines like this makes me want to drink heavily. I think they just release headlines like this to keep the Left pissed and hopeless.

fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Friday, 15 July 2005 21:39 (twenty years ago)


Chemtrails - Frequently
Asked Questions
By Toni Thayer -
Executive Director, Blue Skies International
10-14-00


What's the difference between a jet contrail and a chemtrail? According to the U.S. Air Force, jet contrails form above 33,000 feet when hot engine exhaust momentarily condenses ice crystals into pencil-thin vapor trails that quickly vanish like the wake behind a boat.

Chemtrails (CTs) look like contrails initially, but are much thicker, extend across the sky and are often laid down in varying patterns of Xs, tick-tack-toe grids, cross-hatched and parallel lines. Instead of quickly dissipating, chemtrails expand and drip feathers and mare s tails. In 30 minutes or less, they open into wispy formations which join together, forming a thin white veil or a "fake cirrus-type cloud" that persists for hours.

In August 2000, chemtrail watchers began to report "more normal" appearing or nearly invisible jet sprays. However, these reports go on to include cloud formations dripping the feathers and mare s tails just as the chemtrails do. It s our belief that the operation has adjusted the chemtrail mix as word about the phenomenon is spreading and as more and more people are looking up. Observant chemtrail watchers continue to see the "fake cirrus-type clouds" on top of and surrounding real cumulus clouds.

Who is doing the spraying? Witnesses have documented and photographed military KC-135s and KC-10s and white, unmarked jets. Airport personnel and pilots have also confirmed specific commercial airliners to be leaving the long lasting chemtrails.

What's in the chemtrails, and why are they spraying us? We wish we knew. There are only a few planes in the world that have the equipment to analyze the spray mix and can get to the CT altitudes, clearance must be obtained to fly into the trails and money must be raised for the $22,000 per day plane rental fee.

There may be several programs working at the same time. Possibilities include atmospheric and weather modification and biowarfare. Many theorize that it s part of a clandestine operation to implement the New World Order (NWO) by eliminating society s "useless eaters" and the infirm and/or to reduce the population to a support level for the "elite". Originally, it was thought to be mass inoculation for possible biowarfare attack; this theory has been ruled out with the increase of sicknesses and illnesses in the CT paths.


Edward Teller's (inventor of the hydrogen bomb) proposal to reduce global warming to the U.S. involves spraying minute aluminum particles to deflect the sun s harmful ultraviolet rays but still allow the Earth s heat to rise through them. This seems to be supported by rainwater tests after heavy spraying in Espanola, Canada which contained 7 times the allowable limit of aluminum. In this instance, the areas with the least ultraviolet protection, as in the Southwest, would be the heaviest sprayed. Most often, this does not seem to be the case.

Generally, spraying increases as clouds build. Chemtrails may be the reason that over half the world and over half the U.S. have been experiencing drought for the past 2 years. Witnesses have reported watching chemtrails fall through cumulus clouds, leaving the real clouds "skinny" and within a few minutes totally gone. Typically, storm clouds build and mix with the chem ingredients, resulting in a grey, uniform "mucky" sky which doesn t rain. The real clouds disappear, leaving behind the chem formations which were on top of the storm system.

Another possibility is barium salt mixtures. The Variable Terrain Radio Parabolic Equation (VTRPE) shows pilots what nearby radar systems can and cannot see under different terrain and atmospheric conditions. It was tested and perfected after aerosol barium titanate salt mixture was released from military aircraft, forming chemical trails in the atmosphere across America. Barium salts were also used in Libya, Panama and Desert Storm where they were sprayed and exploded overhead to make the people extremely sick and weak. It s a radioactive material that accelerates and magnifies the effects of other mix ingredients by altering the chemical structure of the other agents. A spectrum analysis reveals only the barium compounds and hides the "bad stuff" by placing a shell around it. After time, it releases the other agent. Think of it as a time release death pill.

What do the governments say about Chemtrails? No governmental agency of any country will confirm that spraying activity is occurring. Most often requests are ignored. The U.S. Air Force has explained that they routinely dump fuel over populated areas to reduce weight prior to landings. More recently, the Environmental Protection Agency states that it may be pesticide spraying. Generally, officials explain it away as increased commercial jet traffic. However, this does not explain why areas with no commercial flight paths overhead are also seeing these long lasting plumes. Some citizens have been told by government "to keep it quiet".

Why would our government authorize such a program when they live here too? Money talks and corporate dollars influence our legislators and officials. In 1997, the year of disasters, insurance companies paid $92 billion in weather disaster-related claims. Teller stated that his weather modification program would cost only $1 billion per year. Research into a NWO takeover reveals a heavily funded and incredibly powerful elite group of individuals that most are afraid or unwillingly to go up against. We also know that informed citizens can take precautions to offset the effects of CT spraying by limiting time outdoors on spray days and by building their immune systems with vitamins, herbs, Colloidal Silver and other therapies.

Why do you think the cirrus clouds in the sky aren't real? Cirrus clouds are high altitude clouds, formed above 20,000 feet and consist of ice crystals. They precede a storm or are in the jet stream. Cumulus clouds are formed in lower altitudes, 6,500 to 20,000 feet. These 2 cloud formations are seen together at the lower altitudes of 9,000 to 15,000 feet in extreme drought conditions. This goes against the laws of nature. Also significant is the "white ground haze" that can be seen from horizon to horizon with clear blue sky overhead.

How long has this spraying been occurring? Cloud books confirm that tests have been conducted since the 1960s. Old photographs show sporadic CTs dating to the early 1970s with the activity steadily increasing throughout the 1980s. Since 1998, citizens throughout the world have documented spray patterns on a nearly daily basis, with an average of 1 "clear" day per week. We have all become accustomed to these changes as they ve been introduced bit by bit and have presumed them to be normal. Younger generations have never seen normal weather and clouds.

Do they spray us here? They have been spraying most areas intensely in the U.S., Canada, Europe and England since 1998, including areas with no commercial flight paths overhead. Recently, Australia, Mexico, South Africa, Bahamas, Puerto Rico and Croatia have reported chemtrail spraying.

Why should we be so concerned about Chemtrails? A "flu-like" epidemic is on the rise which the Centers for Disease Control says may be due to some "unknown pathogen". From their May 6, 2000 Influenza Summary Update, 11 out of every 100 newly dead people have died from this "Influenza-Like Illness", but 99% of sick patients have tested negative for the flu. The most prevalent symptoms reported by witnesses in the wake of these white plumes are: Persistent hacking coughs, upper respiratory and intestinal distress, pneumonia, extreme fatigue, lethargy, dizziness, disorientation, splitting headaches, aching joints and muscles, nosebleeds, diarrhea, bloody stools, depression, anxiety, loss of bladder control and nervous tics. The elderly, young and those weakened by disease or in poor physical condition are the first to feel the CT effects.

Why should I join Blue Skies International? Chemtrails is a program that affects the world, its climate, its citizens, and our children s heritage. The spray program is blatantly right before our eyes. Blue Skies, a newly-formed, concerted citizens effort, is seeking Answers, Action and Accountability from our governmental leaders. The more members we have, the more clout we have.

All donations and membership fees go towards informing the world s residents and continuing research. As a "public" charity, Blue Skies depends upon public funding to provide our services: Educational packets, web page, speakers, news articles, research and governmental communications. Our contact information is at our temporary website: http://www.chemtrailcentral.com/bsi/

Toni T. Thayer Executive Director Blue Skies International

CHEMTRAILS, Friday, 15 July 2005 22:11 (twenty years ago)

hang on, leave yer chemtrails of this convo, buddy.

kingfish (Kingfish), Friday, 15 July 2005 23:16 (twenty years ago)

hang on, leave yer chemtrails OUT of this convo, rather

kingfish (Kingfish), Friday, 15 July 2005 23:16 (twenty years ago)

I consider time spent convincing others that Tic-tacs cause cancer is time spent well.

Sasha (sgh), Sunday, 17 July 2005 06:15 (twenty years ago)

And here is the response!

Have the CDC put out a report talking about, "ya know, those massively toxic chemicals that you have sludging around inside your tissues right now really aren't that much"

kingfish (Kingfish), Thursday, 21 July 2005 17:49 (twenty years ago)


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